Vazha Kacharava

Volleyball player.

Born January 2nd, 1937 (age 89 years) in Tbilisi.

Vladimír Jarý

Czechoslovak handball player.

Born January 2nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Litvínov. ^[ref]

Vlastibor Konečný

Czech biker.

Born January 2nd, 1957 (age 69 years) in Frýdek-Místek.

Bjørn Magnussen

Norwegian speed skater.

Born January 2nd, 1998 (age 28 years) in Trondheim. ^[ref]

Takuya Ota

Olympic medalist in wrestling.

Born January 2nd, 1970 (age 56 years) in Shingu.

Wellington Clayton Gonçalves dos Santos

Brazilian association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1983 (age 43 years) in São José do Rio Preto.

Akio Johnson Mutek

Roman catholic bishop (1958-2013).

Born January 2nd, 1958 in Sudan.

Died March 18th, 2013 at 55 years old in Nairobi.

Harison da Silva Nery

Brazilian association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1980 (age 46 years) in Belém.

Heikki Paasonen

Finnish linguist (1865–1919).

Born January 2nd, 1865 in Mikkeli.

Died August 24th, 1919 at 54 years old in Helsinki.

Leandro Oliveira

Brazilian association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1988 (age 38 years) in Campo Grande.

Tymko Padura

Polish and ukrainian musician and poet (1801–1871).

Born January 2nd, 1802 in Illintsi.

Died September 20th, 1871 at 69 years old in Koziatyn.

Valter Klauson

Estonian politician (1913–1988).

Born January 2nd, 1914 in Tolmachyovo.

Died December 5th, 1988 at 74 years old in Moscow.

Adlan Varayev

Russian olympic wrestler (1962–2016).

Born January 2nd, 1962 in Sadovoe.

Died May 4th, 2016 at 54 years old in Chechnya (drowning). ^[ref]

Maurício Alves Peruchi

Brazilian football player (1990-2014).

Born January 2nd, 1990 in Montanha.

Died April 12th, 2014 at 24 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (traffic collision).

Sergey Koryashkin

Fencer.

Born January 2nd, 1960 (age 66 years) in Moscow.

Pericles de Oliveira Ramos

Brazilian association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1975 (age 51 years) in Brazil.

Yusuke Suzuki

Japanese racewalker.

Born January 2nd, 1988 (age 38 years) in Nomi.

Ken Jones

Welsh footballer (1936-2013).

Born January 2nd, 1936 in Aberdare.

Died January 18th, 2013 at 77 years old in Stoke-on-Trent. ^[ref]